Latest: In her first interview with foreign media, #ZhangZhan’s mother criticize the court’s decision to sentence her daughter to four years in prison, describing it as trying to force her to die. Zhang’s defense lawyer told me that she will likely continue the hunger strike...
https://twitter.com/dw_chinese/status/1343821111830618117
... so he calls on the international community to keep paying attention to her physical health and pray for her release. He said the defense lawyers plan to visit Zhang soon at the same detention center and they will ask her whether she wants to appeal the court ruling or not.
If Zhang decides to appeal the court ruling, the defense lawyers will begin to prepare for the appeal process. However, Zhang’s lawyer is concerned about whether the appeals court would hold a trial or not, as many appeals court in #China are not only reviewing documents ...
... related to the case and choose not to hold another trial. “Courts in #China often simplify the appeals process, making it simply a walkthrough of legal processes. I hope the court can hold a complete trial to review the case properly.”
Zhang’s lawyer also said she only told the judges that “the trial is illegal, so I will not cooperate with you during the trial and I will also not answer any questions that you asked me.” He said Zhang didn’t say anything about the case and only looked a bit shocked ...
... when the sentence was announced. She was pushed away from the court in her wheelchair right after the trial, and she didn’t have a chance to talk to her parents or lawyers.
Zhang’s lawyers will continue to apply for medical bail or released on bail for her. Zhang is the first citizen journalist to be formally sentenced after reporting about Wuhan’s #COVID19 lockdown.
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